using

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using

/ˈjuː.zɪŋ/ UK
/ˈju.zɪŋ/ US

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of use

noun usings

uncountable, usually use; utilization It brings his payings into close and convenient correspondence with his usings of commodities, and different branches of his expenditure thus become easily comparable.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: exploitation, victimisation, victimization, utilized, utilisation, utilise, applying, operate, application, apply, operating, utilize, availing, assistance, utilization, help

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@misc{using_2026,
  title = {using},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/using},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}